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But it's OK because a) the Israelis weren't aiming at them and b) it was Palestinian explosives which did the damage. Yeah, right.

Reuters: The Israeli army said aircraft fired at two Palestinian militants near the house who were carrying bags. Based on the size of the resulting explosion, the army said it now believed that those bags were filled with bombs and other explosive devices. "As a result of this big explosion, extensive damage was caused to a house that was near the gunmen and uninvolved civilians were hit," the army said in a statement.

Remember 2006 and the Palestinian family wiped out on Gaza beach while pickniking? The Israelis claimed that they were killed by mines planted on the beach by militants but a thorough investigation later proved conclusively that they were killed by an Israeli shell fired at the beach from the sea.